Spring Greeting Tulip Days – April 11-12.

Friday, April 11, 2:00 PM-6:00 PM and Saturday, April 12, 10:00 AM-6:00 PM

Spring Tulip Days

One of the biggest stars of spring among flowers is undoubtedly the tulip. During these two afternoons, visitors can learn about the origin, history, and ethnographic significance of the tulip.

Friday, April 11, 2:00 PM-6:00 PM

14.00 – Gypsy ethnographic sources of Attila József's poem Tiszta sívvel – presentation by Dr. Zoltán Kelemen on the Day of Hungarian Poetry

14.45 – Performance by folk singer Kata Dudás and folk musician András Szabó

15.15 – Tulips are the spring decoration of our garden – presentation by Zoltán Szarvas, horticultural engineer

               The presentation is about one of the most popular spring flowers, the tulip, its origin, tulip varieties, and how it ended up in Mórahalom, at the Sand Flower Farm.

16.15 – Museum objects and flourishing traditions – tulip carvings, embroideries, painted furniture

               Lecture by ethnographer Gergely Takács

17.00 – Turkish folk music concert with musicians from the Birlik Ma-Türk Association

Saturday, April 12, 10:00-18:00

10.00-15.00 – “Turn around…” interactive folk costume craft playhouse

Adults and children can wear the various costumes of Hungarian ethnographic regions from Kalocsa to Kalotaszeg, the simplest and most magnificent games await families on the play mat, from potato guns to stuffed goose, while those interested can make tulips in Bea's creative experience workshop.

14.00 – How do tulips get to our table?

Presentation by Hortenzia Varga Kovács, horticultural engineer

15.00 – “The tulip has bloomed in my little garden…” – The appearance of the tulip in folk art

               Speaker: Klima Döníz, second-year student at the Department of Ethnography and Cultural Anthropology, Faculty of Arts, SZTE

MA student, demonstrator

16.30 – Turkish folk music concert with musicians from the Birlik Ma-Türk Association

"Hey tulip, tulip" We are announcing a photo contest, to which anyone can apply, with artistically created photos depicting tulips. The photos can be taken in the SZTE Botanical Garden or any other location, in a size that can later be suitable for printing 40×60 cm, in 300 dpi resolution. For the preliminary evaluation, we expect a maximum of 2 photos per person (a version of the original photo reduced to a maximum of 1 MB) by April 20th to sztary.erika@szte.hu The selected images will be exhibited in the rose garden on May 24th, Plant Day.

Ticket prices – tickets purchased on Friday also entitle you to attend Saturday's programs:

adult 2,500 HUF, student/pensioner: 1,800 HUF, kindergartener: 1,000 HUF, SZTE employee/student/with SZTE Alma Mater membership card: 1,000 HUF, children under 3 years: free, people with reduced mobility/disabilities (including 1 accompanying person): 800 HUF

Group tickets (from 15 people)

adult: 2,100 HUF/person, student/pensioner: 1,500 HUF/person, kindergartener: 800 HUF, SZTE employee/student/Alma Mater member: 800 HUF, people with reduced mobility/disabled people (including 1 accompanying person): 600 HUF/person

Tulip Days are part of the University Spring program series.